VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMS
WHAT IT IS: 2022 has been a banner year for Iowa-born, Nashville-based Hailey Whitters. The rising country star received her first Song of the Year Grammy nom this year for co-writing Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile’s “A Beautiful Noise.” She also released her third studio album, RAISED, made her debut headline Heartland Tour with performances at Tortuga and Stagecoach and toured with Jon Pardi and Lainey Wilson, while amassing 175m+ streams across her catalog. Whitters’ breakout single, “Everything She Ain’t,” is now climbing the radio charts and has inspired multiple viral TikTok trends.
ALBUM: Raised
RELEASE DATE: 3/18
SINGLE: “Everything She Ain’t”
LIVE: Toured with Pardi and Wilson; recently supported Midland at a sold-out Red Rocks show; recent dates with Cody Johnson and Josh Abbott Band; plans for spring 2023 include a headlining tour and direct support for Shania Twain
INTERNET: 2.2m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 221% increase across social-media followers since September; 204% TikTok UGC increase in October for single
RADIO: Single impacted Country radio on 6/17; #43 on Mediabase at presstime
PRESS: New York, New Yorker, NPR Weekend Edition, People, Rolling Stone (“Best Songs of 2022 So Far”), The Tennessean, Saving Country Music, more
BOOKING: Justin Cahill/CAA
PUBLISHING: Warner Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Matt Graham/Range Media Partners & Chris Kappy/Make Wake Artists
